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US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says that Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers took Hisseine Gombo-Tchouli into custody near his Silver Spring home after being convicted of accessory after the fact of first-degree murder and was later released.
According to investigators, Gombo-Tchouli legally entered the country in September 2005 at Dulles International Airport in Virginia; however, he later violated the terms of his admission when he was arrested in Montgomery County in November 2019.
In that instance, he was charged with multiple drug and weapons charges, convicted in January 2020 of possession of regulated firearm being under 21, and sentenced to one year in prison with all but 48 days suspended.
Gombo-Tchouli was arrested again in October 2020, and charged him with accessory after the fact of murder first degree and accessory after the fact of murder second degree.
He was convicted in February last year and sentenced to 10 years in prison, though that was suspended with all but 18 months suspended.
"On Oct. 5, 2023, ERO Baltimore lodged an immigration detainer against Gombo with the Howard County Department of Corrections in Jessup," officials said.
"The Howard County Department of Corrections refused to honor ERO Baltimore’s immigration detainer and released him from custody Nov. 25, 2023."
Deportation officers from the ERO's Fugitive Operations Team arrested Gombo-Tchouli earlier this month in Montgomery County, and he is scheduled to make an appearance before a DOJ immigration judge.
He remains in ERO custody as of Thursday, July 18.
“Hisseine Gombo-Tchouli is a violent noncitizen offender who has proven to pose a significant threat to the people of our Maryland neighborhoods,” ERO Baltimore acting Field Office Director Matthew Elliston said. “We will not tolerate such grievous felons to endanger our law-abiding residents.
"ERO Baltimore will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting and removing the most egregious noncitizen offenders from our communities.”
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